It's time to talk about the shocking, the dramatic, the THRILLING and also, the kind of confusing end of Virgil's Aeneid. What a journey it's been! The story is never truly over, but as we leave Aeneas behind we have to ask--did Virgil mean for it to end this way? With Turnus' blood spilled ruthlessly on the ground and after that, the dark? Some say no--this is an incomplete ending that would have horrified the Emperor Augustus. I say yes--and Augustus would have been delighted. What do you say? Check out our new Sponsor, Alithea Travel: <a href= "https://www.alitheatravel.com/tours/strength-and-virtue">https://www.alitheatravel.com/tours/strength-and-virtue</a> Read my latest essay on AI cand ancient Jewish wisdom: <a href= "https://www.civitasinstitute.org/research/ai-and-the-divine-test">https://www.civitasinstitute.org/research/ai-and-the-divine-test</a> Order Light of the Mind, Light of the World (and rate it five stars): <a href= "https://a.co/d/2QccOfM">https://a.co/d/2QccOfM</a> Subscribe to be in the mailbag: <a href= "https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com">https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com</a>

Adventures in Old English: The History and Meaning of Advent

The classical education you never knew you were missing. Join scholar and writer Spencer Klavan on a tour through the great works of the West. In a world gone mad, we're not alone: the great men and women who went before us have wisdom to guide us. With their help, we can recover truth, beauty, and the stuff that matters.